Thursday, August 9, 2012

Back 2 Mac // How to,Photos, Hot Tahiti

MAC Cosmetics have a terrific program called Back 2 MAC which allows you to exchange 6 empty/depotted items for a brand new lipstick. I have heard some people talking about being able to exchange for a gloss or shadow at some stores, possibly overseas or PRO, but I am content with lipsticks! To read more about the program, click on this link and be taken to the MAC site's explanation.

After my massive depotting session, I collected 6 pots and took them along to the Myer Bourke St store to swap them for a fresh new MAC lippy! I went to the MAC counter aiming to get a pale pink or nude lipstick, and walked away with Hot Tahiti...
Hot Tahiti is a terracotta sort of red lipstick...definitely not a pale pink or a nude! It's a glaze finish which I really like as it looks juicy on my lips but not glossy.
As you can see it is not a nude but still quite a toned down red shade, which makes it even more versatile for me.


I loved that even though I just grabbed a random pretty shade and swapped for it, I found something I really like! Considering it was free, I really couldn't go wrong!

What do you think of Hot Tahiti?
Have you Back2Mac'ed?
What MAC shade would you choose?

12 comments:

  1. looks really pretty and easily wearable ..

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  2. I love Hot Tahiti! It was my gateway lipstick...hahaha! It's really wearable, with just enough color - and I like the glaze finish. You wear it beautifully!

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  3. Lovely colour, really suits your colouring :-) I've never back2mac'ed there isn't a store close enough to me, hopefully one day they'll let me post all my empties to them. They'll probably owe me the whole lipstick collection.

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  4. What a lovely lipstick :) I love the color :)
    I have never backed to mac but I plan to do so :) I just need to buy a palette to put the small collection of mac shadows that I have :) I´m scared of the depotting process though... what if I mess up and ruin the shadows :/
    hugs

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  5. What a beautiful colour, I will have to go have a look at it I think.

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  6. I love Back 2 Maccing!! I'm almost up to 6 empty pans so am trying to decide which lippie I will pick up next!

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  7. I didn't think they accepted depotted eyeshadow pans. I'm glad they do!

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  8. I've back 2 MAC'd several times, usually about once every 12 or so months! Such a great scheme. Some of my favourite MAC lipsticks have been picked up free that way :)

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  9. I just did last week! My sister gave me her empties (because they never have the colours in stock that she'd actually wear) and so I got Milan Mode and Speak Louder. Loooove.

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  10. That suits your complexion perfectly! You are adorable! :D

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  11. Aww that lipstick looks so great on you! I'm not very experienced with MAC cosmetics so I've never been even close to having 5 products to use up!

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  12. Mmm yep, love that colour on you my dear! And free, even better!

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